After 9/11, people stopped travelling. This caused the travel industry to buckle down and start making travel affordable again. They (especially the hotel industry) slashed prices, and made the world of budget travel a happy place. You could find amazing deals on Hotwire, Priceline, Expedia, and many other travel sites. Solo travel for the average twenty something was affordable, and the hunt for the perfect deal was all part of the fun.

After a few years, travel picked back up, and then the prices started to rise again. Hotels and airlines no longer needed to tempt customers with amazing deals. Now the average twenty something still had to hunt for a deal, but now it was much harder. The websites we depended on for deals suddenly have very limited discounts, or worse, the prices are actually higher than if you book through the hotel, rental agency or airline directly. It quickly became very frustrating, and in some cases just not economical to take trips. Even if you booked well in advance, the prices were just too high.

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In the great movie, “What About Bob?” Doctor Leo Marvin writes Bob a prescription.  Now, this prescription is not for a new drug or another round of treatment, rather it is a prescription for Bob to take a vacation, a vacation from his problems.  While that advice may sound over simplistic, in a way, there is a lot of truth to it.  Of course, when you are dealing with a person like Bob, the only thing that will work is “Death Therapy” (if you have not seen the movie “What About Bob?” I highly recommend it).

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My cabin is booked, I’m pretty sure I have a roommate, the only thing I have to do is raise the rest of my money and book my airfare and I will be headed to Cozumel in December on a cruise ship. This is the one thing I have to look forward to as we trudge through the last week a late registration. Merely saying I need this vacation is not adequate. Work burnout is in full force, and I need out of dodge.

It wasn’t until recently that I noticed my last full week off was over Thanksgiving week of last year. Yes so even 2 of those days were paid holidays. I only took 3 days off for Spring Break, and the most I’ve had is a long weekend here or there, and even those were usually to comp time for six day work weeks. It isn’t that my place of employment doesn’t give me TONS of time off to use. Really, I accrue over half a day per pay period. I actually max out my accrual every couple months.

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As some of you may know from my previous post, I just recently got back from 7 days of paradise in Destin, Florida. It’s true what you’ve heard and read: the sands are sugar and the waters are warm and painted with emeralds. It truly is a fantastic place to vacation and to bring all 15 of your family members, including little babies and nieces, isn’t vacation suicide in Destin. There’s something to do for everyone.

Now, it’s no secret to my family that I’m the technical one. I love the internet, social networking, gadgets and thanks to December 31st, 2007, I’m a true Apple Addict since purchasing my first Macbook. I brought all of my tech-goodness on this trip. After all, I own a blog, I produce the Moxie Mo Show and I must be connected to all my friends across the globe via Twitter and Plurk. So yes, I was prepared to have a wonderful, relaxing vacation all the while being totally connected to my technological “geekness” and internet addictions.

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It’s summer time and with this hot and sweaty season, most people go on some type of vacation and I’m proud to say I am one of those “most people.” I am heading to Destin, Florida in a week with my family and my boyfriend and I must say I’ve never been so ready for relaxation in my life!

This year has been a crazy and busy year. I just started a new job, I’m busy with my blog, my podcast and writing on Culture Feast, and I’m ready to just sit on the beach and stare at the ocean. What is it about life that gets us so stressed out that sometimes we get even stressed about taking a vacation?

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